Question

The rivers of South India, such as the Godavari and Krishna flow eastward because____
a. The Deccan Plateau slopes to the east
b. Most of the rivers arise from the western ghats and end in Bay of Bengal
c. The Eastern Ghats are highly dissected
d. All of these

Answer 1

Hint:
In India, if a river is east-flowing, then it empties into the Bay of Bengal and if it is West flowing then it mixes with the Arabian Sea.

Complete step by step solution:
The rivers of South India, such as the Godavari and Krishna flow eastwards because of all the three reasons.
The Deccan Plateau’s average elevation is almost 600m, which is generally sloping towards the east. The major rivers of this region are the Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery. These rivers flow from the western ghats towards the east and empty in the Bay of Bengal.
Almost all the rivers in India are east-flowing rivers. These rivers originate from the western ghats and fall into the Bay of Bengal. Some of the west-flowing rivers include Narmada river, Tapti River and Sabarmati River.
The Eastern Ghats of India are highly dissected in nature. They are usually eroded and cut through majorly by four rivers of peninsular India namely: Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri and Mahanadi. These mountain ranges are run parallel to the Bay of Bengal.
The Deccan Plateau is bounded by Ghats on its east and west. Its northern extremity is the Vindhya Range. It lies in the middle of Eastern and the Western Ghats.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
 Unlike the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats are dissected and discontinuous in nature. This is mainly because of the rivers draining into Bay of Bengal. These rivers mostly originated from the western ghats. Eastern ghats are lower in elevation than the western ghats. They run from the north of Odisha via Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing certain parts of Karnataka and Telangana.